Peering Into the Magnetic Soul of the Milky Way’s Central Black Hole
The Event Horizon Telescope has captured an image of the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* in polarized light, revealing strong, organized magnetic fields similar to…
The Event Horizon Telescope has captured an image of the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* in polarized light, revealing strong, organized magnetic fields similar to…
What are some skywatching highlights in April 2024? Catch Mars and Saturn rising, and Jupiter hangs out with Comet 12P. Plus NASA has you covered…
The Carruthers Observatory, launching in 2025, will explore the Earth’s exosphere from a stable point one million miles away, providing unprecedented continuous observations. The ultraviolet…
Radio observations of Compact Symmetric Objects (CSOs) provide new clues about their origins. A new investigation into an obscure class of galaxies known as Compact…
Scientists have discovered that some white dwarfs stop cooling due to internal crystal formation, challenging existing theories on star aging and affecting stellar age estimation…
New insights into near-Earth space’s hazardous environment could revolutionize space weather prediction, driven by collaborative international research. A challenge to space scientists to better understand…
Groundbreaking JWST observations reveal the pivotal role of low-mass galaxies in the early universe’s reionization, challenging existing cosmic evolution theories. Scientists working with data from…
Research reveals the quasar H1821+643, despite its intense activity, has a minimal effect on its host galaxy, overturning expectations about the role of quasars. Astronomers…
Unique Opportunity To Study High Concentration of Massive, Young Stars Nearby In the astronomy field, the term “nearby” is quite relative. Neighboring galaxies to our…
How much time do planets have to form from a swirling disk of gas and dust around a star? A new University of Arizona-led study…
NASA’s CubeSat initiative supports 10 new missions, promoting educational and technological advancement through modular satellites. These include diverse projects from universities and a K-12 school,…
Dark matter, influencing the universe through gravitational interactions, remains elusive with potential forms like WIMPs and axions, the latter possibly forming explosive ‘dark stars.’ Dark…
Detailed pictures of one of the first galaxies show growth in the early Universe was much faster than first thought. Astronomers are currently enjoying a…
An international team of astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a variety of molecules, ranging from relatively simple ones like methane…
The Hubble constant’s measurement discrepancy, known as the Hubble Tension, has been a significant puzzle in cosmology. The James Webb Space Telescope’s confirmation of the…
Dark matter constitutes approximately 85% of the universe’s total matter. Unlike ordinary matter, which interacts with light through absorption, reflection, and emission, dark matter remains…
Astronomers have unveiled new details of planet formation by observing over 80 young stars with ESO’s Very Large Telescope, highlighting the diversity and complexity of…
Using observations made with the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) a study led from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the Universidad Complutense de…